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Democratic Primaries

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redgreenandblue

(2,125 posts)
Sun Feb 2, 2020, 10:11 AM Feb 2020

I don't see Biden as being a very strong candidate against Trump. [View all]

There are several reasons for that, but the biggest one is that way he handles being approached by people. There are just so many instances now of him responding in a grouchy way to fairly standard questions and basically telling potential voters to "go vote for someone else". It is pretty apparent that his persuasion game is way off. He seems to be genuinely annoyed that people would challenge him on stuff and to take way too many things for granted. That isn't a good sign for the general election at all.

That, and there is just so much material to use against him. I can already see the ads which show the "I was ready to prostitute myself to the big donors" clip.

Neither align with me politically, but if I had to choose, based on "electability" alone, I'd feel much more confident with someone like Pete Buttigieg.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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Well Ohiogal Feb 2020 #1
Trump is, much to our detriment, a charismatic leader. JudyM Feb 2020 #16
maggot is not a leader MFM008 Feb 2020 #35
Right, zombie leader! JudyM Feb 2020 #40
I'd really like to think quakerboy Feb 2020 #32
I agree with him - voters are free to go and vote for someone else. Waste of time to Skya Rhen Feb 2020 #2
Thats how we won the presidency in quakerboy Feb 2020 #34
Why are you 'undecided?' nt. wyldwolf Feb 2020 #3
Yep, deja vu all over again.... rzemanfl Feb 2020 #5
I think Biden is quite strong. I also think Mayor Pete, and Elizabeth Warren are also in that still_one Feb 2020 #4
I agree Strelnikov_ Feb 2020 #6
Must be so interesting to be in Iowa. JudyM Feb 2020 #18
Biden is the strongest most qualified candidate both nationally or globally. LakeArenal Feb 2020 #7
Oh who cares about all that...I vote with my heart and who I like...yipppeeeee UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #11
Me too and my heart is with Biden. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #19
Head and heart are both with Joe Biden. OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #26
Same here. Like the way you put it. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #29
Grouchy? Really? MineralMan Feb 2020 #8
I know, right? NurseJackie Feb 2020 #12
Trump can't resist attacking Biden greymattermom Feb 2020 #9
LOL Dump just got impeached over Biden so dump doesn't share your 'views'. If you think Joe is UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #10
I think he would be strong book_worm Feb 2020 #13
I strongly disagree Gothmog Feb 2020 #14
As is presumably obvious from my candidate tag, MBS Feb 2020 #15
The GE polls show him doing better against Trump than any of our other candidates, and it's been highplainsdem Feb 2020 #17
So the problem is that he won't be cordial, gracious, and even tempered enough when he emmaverybo Feb 2020 #20
trump wants to run against a weak socialist candidate like sanders Gothmog Feb 2020 #21
I've seen few political leader in my lifetime who connect with people the way Joe Biden does. OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #22
I have met Joe twice in person Gothmog Feb 2020 #24
I've never had the pleasure. OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #25
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ emmaverybo Feb 2020 #30
Socialism polls poorly Gothmog Feb 2020 #23
Who do you think is better? Sanders isn't exactly warm and friendly. n/t pnwmom Feb 2020 #27
Biden has proven that he can take what trump is dishing out Gothmog Feb 2020 #28
I find this interesting. herding cats Feb 2020 #31
I agree. Mayor Pete got himself known nationally treestar Feb 2020 #38
He has looked extremely week in the debates too. Quixote1818 Feb 2020 #33
You've got to be kidding treestar Feb 2020 #39
I agree pattyloutwo Feb 2020 #36
LOL the Dotard is any better? treestar Feb 2020 #37
It does not follow. LanternWaste Feb 2020 #41
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